I read 'The Son Of Hamas' by Mosab Hassan Yousef today. A fantastic and gripping read of stuff you normally only get in films. But this is better than film and one thing happened that Jason Bourne etc never experienced; Mosab came to trust Jesus Christ as Saviour, LORD and as God!
Here's what is said about the book at the website:
"Since he was a small boy, Mosab Hassan Yousef has had an inside view of the deadly terrorist group Hamas. The oldest son of Sheikh Hassan Yousef, a founding member of Hamas and its most popular leader, young Mosab assisted his father for years in his political activities while being groomed to assume his legacy, politics, status . . . and power. But everything changed when Mosab turned away from terror and violence, and embraced instead the teachings of another famous Middle East leader. In Son of Hamas, Mosab Yousef—now called “Joseph”—reveals new information about the world’s most dangerous terrorist organization and unveils the truth about his own role, his agonizing separation from family and homeland, the dangerous decision to make his newfound faith public, and his belief that the Christian mandate to “love your enemies” is the only way to peace in the Middle East."
Mosab offers us a lot within these pages. But speaking to the Christian he sums his message for us as follows:
"My story holds a message for Christians too. We must learn from the sorrows of my people, who carry a heavy burden trying to work their way into God's favor. We have to get beyond the religious rules we make for ourselves. Instead, we must love people - on all sides of the world - unconditionally. If we are going to represent Jesus to the world, we have to live his message of love. If we want to follow Jesus, we must also expect to be persecuted. We should be happy to be persecuted for his sake."
I guess the hope he puts forward for peace in the Middle East is easily transferable. That hope is not a political process or social agendas, but a person - Jesus Christ.
And i couldn't help thinking of my own country (Ireland) with the knowledge that lasting peace here will never come through any other avenue that the Son of God.
The book is well written (along with Ron Brackin) and is undoubtably going to cause a ripple effect.
I can't help but offer a prayer that Christ would lead Mosab with Himself. Teach him and disciple him, keep him from sin and glorify Himself to and through this man.
And i couldn't help thinking of my own country (Ireland) with the knowledge that lasting peace here will never come through any other avenue that the Son of God.
The book is well written (along with Ron Brackin) and is undoubtably going to cause a ripple effect.
I can't help but offer a prayer that Christ would lead Mosab with Himself. Teach him and disciple him, keep him from sin and glorify Himself to and through this man.
Thank you Mosab for this book, and thank You Jesus because only in You is life, all of life (even the writting of a life-story) possible.
Check out Mosab's blog
